Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Your hands shaped me and made me. Will you now turn and destroy me? New Living Translation “‘You formed me with your hands; you made me, yet now you completely destroy me. English Standard Version Your hands fashioned and made me, and now you have destroyed me altogether. Berean Standard Bible Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? King James Bible Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. New King James Version ‘Your hands have made me and fashioned me, An intricate unity; Yet You would destroy me. New American Standard Bible ‘Your hands fashioned and made me altogether, Yet would You destroy me? NASB 1995 ‘Your hands fashioned and made me altogether, And would You destroy me? NASB 1977 ‘Thy hands fashioned and made me altogether, And wouldst Thou destroy me? Legacy Standard Bible ‘Your hands fashioned and made me altogether, And would You swallow me up? Amplified Bible ‘Your hands have formed and made me altogether. Would You [turn around and] destroy me? Christian Standard Bible “Your hands shaped me and formed me. Will you now turn and destroy me? Holman Christian Standard Bible “Your hands shaped me and formed me. Will You now turn and destroy me? American Standard Version Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. Contemporary English Version Will you now destroy someone you created? English Revised Version Thine hands have framed me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. GOD'S WORD® Translation " 'Your hands formed me and made every part of me, then you turned to destroy me. Good News Translation Your hands formed and shaped me, and now those same hands destroy me. International Standard Version Your hands formed and fashioned me, but then you have destroyed me all at once on all sides. Majority Standard Bible Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? NET Bible "Your hands have shaped me and made me, but now you destroy me completely. New Heart English Bible "'Your hands have framed me and fashioned me altogether, yet you destroy me. Webster's Bible Translation Thy hands have made me and fashioned me in all my parts; yet thou dost destroy me. World English Bible “‘Your hands have framed me and fashioned me altogether, yet you destroy me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYour hands have taken pains about me, "" And they make me together all around, "" And You swallow me up! Young's Literal Translation Thy hands have taken pains about me, And they make me together round about, And Thou swallowest me up! Smith's Literal Translation Thy hands formed me, and they will work me together round about; and thou wilt swallow me down. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThy hands have made me, and fashioned me wholly round about, and dost thou thus cast me down headlong on a sudden? Catholic Public Domain Version Your hands have made me and formed me all around, and, in this way, do you suddenly throw me away? New American Bible Your hands have formed me and fashioned me; will you then turn and destroy me? New Revised Standard Version Your hands fashioned and made me; and now you turn and destroy me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThy hands have made me and fashioned me: and afterward thou wishest to condemn me, and to destroy me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Your hands labored in me and made me, and after this you choose to condemn me and to sink me! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet Thou dost destroy me! Brenton Septuagint Translation Thy hands have formed me and made me; afterwards thou didst change thy mind, and smite me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Plea to God…7though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand? 8Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? 9Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?… Cross References Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. Psalm 139:13-16 For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. / My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. ... Jeremiah 18:6 “O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel. Romans 9:20-21 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? Isaiah 29:16 You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”? Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Deuteronomy 32:6 Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you? 1 Corinthians 15:38-39 But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body. / Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another. Ecclesiastes 11:5 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. Acts 17:28 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’ Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? 2 Corinthians 4:7 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. Psalm 119:73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments. Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. Treasury of Scripture Your hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet you do destroy me. hands Psalm 119:73 JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. Isaiah 43:7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. have made me. Job 10:3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? Genesis 6:6,7 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart… Jeremiah 18:3-10 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels… Jump to Previous Altogether Bound Changing Destroy Destruction Fashioned Formed Framed Hands Pains Parts Purpose Round Shaped Swallow Together TurnJump to Next Altogether Bound Changing Destroy Destruction Fashioned Formed Framed Hands Pains Parts Purpose Round Shaped Swallow Together TurnJob 10 1. Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions18. He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death Your hands shaped me This phrase emphasizes the intimate involvement of God in the creation of human life. It reflects the biblical theme of God as the Creator, as seen in Genesis 2:7, where God forms man from the dust of the ground. The imagery of God's hands suggests a personal and careful crafting, akin to a potter with clay, as also depicted in Isaiah 64:8. This highlights the belief in God's sovereignty and intentionality in the design of each individual. and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? Persons / Places / Events 1. JobA man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and his quest for understanding God's justice. 2. God The Creator, whom Job addresses directly in this verse, questioning His intentions and justice in light of Job's suffering. 3. The Land of Uz The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia. 4. Job's Suffering The context of this verse is Job's lament over his suffering, which includes loss of wealth, family, and health. 5. Job's Friends Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they play a significant role in the account, offering explanations for Job's suffering that he finds unsatisfactory. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in CreationRecognize that God is the ultimate creator and shaper of our lives. Just as He formed Job, He has a purpose and plan for each of us. The Mystery of Suffering Understand that suffering is a complex issue that may not always have clear answers. Like Job, we can bring our questions and struggles to God. Trust in God's Character Even when circumstances are difficult, trust in God's goodness and justice. Job's lament is a reminder that we can be honest with God about our feelings. The Value of Human Life Acknowledge the intrinsic value and dignity of human life as created by God. This should influence how we view ourselves and others. Perseverance in Faith Job's account encourages perseverance in faith, even when we do not understand God's ways. Hold fast to faith, knowing that God is faithful.Verses 8-12. - Here we have an expansion of the plea in ver. 3, "Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest despise the work of thine own hands?" Job appeals to God, not only as his Greater, but as, up to a certain time, his Supporter and Sustainer. Verse 8. - Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about (comp. Psalm 139:12-16, "My reins are thine; thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well My bones are not hid from thee, though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book were all my members written, which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them"). Canon Cook observes with much truth, "The processes of nature are always attributed in Scripture to the immediate action of God. The formation of every individual stands, in the language of the Holy Ghost, precisely on the same footing as that of the first man" ('Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 50). Yet thou dost destroy me; literally, devour me (comp. Job 9:17, 22). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָ (yā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand shaped me עִ֭צְּבוּנִי (‘iṣ·ṣə·ḇū·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 6087: To carve, fabricate, fashion, to worry, pain, anger and altogether יַ֥חַד (ya·ḥaḏ) Adverb Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly formed me. וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִי (way·ya·‘ă·śū·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make Will You now turn סָ֝בִ֗יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around and destroy me? וַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃ (wat·tə·ḇal·lə·‘ê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf Links Job 10:8 NIVJob 10:8 NLT Job 10:8 ESV Job 10:8 NASB Job 10:8 KJV Job 10:8 BibleApps.com Job 10:8 Biblia Paralela Job 10:8 Chinese Bible Job 10:8 French Bible Job 10:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 10:8 Your hands have framed me and fashioned (Jb) |
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